The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 141

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‘What on earth did he see to react like that?’

Owen ultimately couldn’t remember what he had seen.

And after suffering in pain for a while, he trudged back.

What was suspicious was that right after Owen brought it up, Ann’s behavior was also strange somehow.

She kept changing her posture and clearing her throat.

As if she really had something to hide.

I pondered for a while, then kicked off my blanket with a thud.

No way!

Ann was embezzling family funds!

‘…There’s no way that’s it.’

I know Ann.

Ann was someone who couldn’t even readily pick up a single 10-tera coin dropped on the street.

No, then what could it be?

I squirmed and changed positions under the fluffy blanket while thinking.

‘The rear of the main building is where the knights often slack off.’

That area was located on particularly high ground within the garden.

Thanks to that, you could see quite far north of the domain over the low stone wall.

‘It was quite a scenic view when I went there before.’

Because of this, the Abner knights often went there to rest after finishing their grueling training.

Some would smoke cigarettes while looking down at the beautiful scenery of the domain…

‘No way! Ann is a smoker!’

I shook my head again.

“No. Ann hates cigarettes so much, ugh.”

Ann had even personally stepped in to force some of my escort knights to quit smoking.

“You all know how bad cigarettes are for your health, don’t you? They’re much more deadly for growing children… If you want to escort Annellia up close, it would be better to quit smoking.”

I made an “ugh” sound and buried my face in the pillow.

Then I held my breath for no reason and lifted my head with a “pah!”

Because I had a sudden flash of insight.

“No way.”

No way, no way!

“Romance…?”

What Ann had said flashed through my mind.

“I also know what confession methods are popular in the domain these days!”

Until now, most of the conversation topics between Miel, Soya, and Ann had been about me.

I had never once seen the three of them talk about romance or the opposite sex.

But if Ann, who was like that, knew about confession methods popular in the domain these days.

There were two possibilities.

‘Either Ann confessed to someone, or she received a confession.’

Then there was another important statement Ann had made around this time.

“Owen has no popularity with the opposite sex, so he wouldn’t know.”

‘This means Ann herself was popular with the opposite sex!’

I immediately pulled the blanket up to below my eyes.

My heart was pounding.

‘Finally, love has come to Ann too.’

Actually, Ann was really pretty.

It would be stranger if she wasn’t popular.

She was kind and smart,

“Good at cooking, strong, good at chopping wood, kind like an angel…”

There was only one reason why Ann had been alone until now.

‘Because of the orphanage and me.’

Ann said she inherited the orphanage from her deceased aunt when she was eighteen.

She became the guardian of countless children right after becoming an adult.

‘Why doesn’t teacher have a hubby?’

When I was young.

There was a time when playing house was popular at the orphanage.

Back then, the kids would often stop playing and ask Ann.

‘Teacher, won’t you get a hubby? Teacher, can’t you get a hubby? Teacher, if you get a hubby, can we play with him too? Please?’

Each time, Ann would smile and answer playfully.

‘If teacher gets a hubby, who will make Mica wash her face?’

‘…Gasp!’

‘Who will change Lulu’s diapers, who will sing lullabies to Tom? What about Annellia’s tooth brushing?’

With just those words, the kids would instantly become quiet.

Because they instinctively sensed that the moment teacher got a hubby, problems would arise at the orphanage.

But thinking about it now, it wasn’t simply a matter of face washing or lullabies.

‘Teacher just sacrificed everything…’

It was no different from saying teacher burned her youth to take responsibility for the orphanage children.

Most importantly, during my time at the orphanage, I often witnessed it.

Ann would sometimes become dazed when wedding invitations from friends were delivered to the mailbox.

“Aaah, what do I do, what do I do!”

I went completely under the blanket.

And lying face down, I started kicking the bed with my feet.

“Who could it be?! Who is it?!”

The person who confessed to Ann, I mean.

There hadn’t been anyone who showed particularly strange vibes with Ann so far.

Considering Ann’s age, could it be the Captain?

No.

Surprisingly, it could be a researcher from the Academic Society.

The Academic Society has quite a few researchers who are handsome, capable, and have good personalities.

‘Whoever it is, once their identity is revealed, I’ll need to conduct a simple twelve to thirteen tests.’

The test items were already being sorted out in my head.

First, does he have the desirable human qualities to take care of himself well.

Second, does he have decent looks that match Ann.

After that, character was important.

‘A kind, gentle, and obedient man who listens well would suit teacher.’

Of course, I’d also need to see how much money he had saved for the future.

Also, people with severe foot odor or who snore wouldn’t work.

I’d need to check if his cleaning and cooking style matched teacher’s,

“People with seafood allergies won’t work either.”

The teacher absolutely loves seafood after all.

When I counted them up, thirteen tests weren’t nearly enough.

After coming up with about fifty test items, I lay down with a reverent heart.

‘I absolutely must rent the biggest salon in the Imperial Capital for the teacher’s wedding.’

And I’ll send invitations to all the kids at the orphanage.

I’ll prepare wonderful return gifts and decorate the interior lavishly too.

How pretty would it be if I decorated the salon entrance with Ann’s favorite flowers!

Fortunately, I have a lot of money in this life.

I pressed my cheeks excitedly for no reason.

‘I should start developing fireworks magical tools starting tomorrow.’

Then I slowly lowered my hands.

It was because I remembered the reality I had briefly forgotten.

‘…To do that, I need to solve the immediate problems first.’

Although Owen had diverted attention, this Jayden incident was definitely not light.

If Jayden and Karin really intended to harm the Emperor, that would be postponed at least until the Second Prince was born.

If the Emperor passed away now, Tian would inherit the throne.

In other words, Jayden and Karin also needed some time.

But the problem was that the situation in my previous life and this life were different.

In my previous life, Tian had a bad reputation, so he was easily dethroned by Empress Karin’s schemes.

Of course, it was also easy for the Second Prince to take that position.

But this life is different.

Tian’s power base is very solid both inside and outside the Imperial Palace.

Then what strategy would Karin try to take in this situation?

‘Since it’s become difficult to frame and dethrone Tian like in my previous life.’

From Karin’s perspective, there was undoubtedly only one fastest and most accurate path.

Killing Tian.

I turned my head to look out the window.

For several years now, rumors had been circulating in the Imperial Capital that the Emperor’s health was poor.

Regarding this, Tian said he didn’t know much either.

The Emperor suffered from unexplained headaches and dizziness, and when symptoms were severe, he vomited for long periods.

After vomiting, he couldn’t eat anything and would lie sick for days.

But the Emperor I saw at the birthday celebration when I was five wasn’t like he is now.

‘Getting examined every week and consistently taking medicine that’s supposed to be good for his body, yet his condition only keeps getting worse…’

It meant that something mysterious that couldn’t be treated with medicine or pharmacology was destroying the Emperor’s health.

And now I could vaguely guess what that was.

‘Black magic.’

I buried myself deep in the bed and blinked.

‘I can’t leave the Emperor like this.’

The Emperor was Tian’s father and the Dowager Empress’s son.

Although he had neglected Tian and let him die in my previous life, I still hadn’t fully grasped the truth behind that.

‘My disciple. This is something I recently discovered while researching.’

‘Why? What is it?’

‘Black magic, the more I dig into it, the more amazing it is. There might be curse techniques in the mental category.’

Mental category.

Black magic that destroys people’s minds and manipulates them emotionally.

A curse that ultimately controls even the body at will.

‘If the Emperor’s neglect of Tian in my previous life was also because he was under black magic.’

The Emperor might not be as bad a person as I thought.

‘He might just be another victim who was played by the Empress.’

That night I couldn’t fall into deep sleep.

It was because I kept waking up, probably due to anxiety.

But the next day, I jumped up from bed as soon as morning came.

And I called Miel.

“Miel. I need to write a letter!”

In this situation, there was only one way to protect Tian and the Emperor.

And to execute that method, I needed to steadily pave the way step by step.

For that, first,

Hello Euriko! It’s Annellia.

Are you doing well in Barkin?

The reason I’m writing this letter is…

First, I absolutely needed Euriko’s help.

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